Faith and struggle in the lives of four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali
"In 1964, Muhammad Ali said of his decision to join the Nation of Islam: "I know where I'm going and I know the truth and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want to be." This sentiment, the brash assertion of individual freedom, informs and...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomsbury Academic
2019
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2019 |
| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Edition: | First edition |
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Ali, Muhammad 1942-2016
/ Cleaver, Eldridge 1935-1998
/ Waters, Ethel 1896-1977
/ Williams, Mary Lou 1910-1981
/ The Americas
/ Colored person
/ Religion
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Ali, Muhammad (1942-2016)
Religion
B Cleaver, Eldridge (1935-1998) Religion B African Americans Religious life B Electronic books B Williams, Mary Lou (1910-1981) Religion B Waters, Ethel (1896-1977) Religion |
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| Summary: | "In 1964, Muhammad Ali said of his decision to join the Nation of Islam: "I know where I'm going and I know the truth and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want to be." This sentiment, the brash assertion of individual freedom, informs and empowers each of the four personalities profiled in this book. Randal Maurice Jelks shows that to understand the black American experience beyond the larger narratives of enslavement, emancipation, and Black Lives Matter, we need to hear the individual stories. Drawing on his own experiences growing up as a religious African American, he shows that the inner history of black Americans in the 20th century is a story worthy of telling. This book explores the faith stories of four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali. It examines their autobiographical writings, interviews, speeches, letters, and memorable performances to understand how each of these figures used religious faith publicly to reconcile deep personal struggles, voice their concerns for human dignity, and reinvent their public image. For them, liberation was not simply defined by material or legal wellbeing, but by a spiritual search for community and personal wholeness."--Bloomsbury Publishing Acknowledgements Introduction. "We Have Been Believers": Towards an Inner History of African Americans 1. I Sing Because I am Free: Ethel Waters 2. "Jazz is her Religion": Mary Lou Williams 3. "I am Free to be What I Want to Be": Muhammad Ali 4. A Religious Conversion, More or Less: Eldridge Cleaver Conclusion: We Have Been Believers in a New Jerusalem -- Notes Select Bibliography Index. |
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| Item Description: | Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1350074659 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9781350074651 |